BMS
Battery management system (BMS) is technology dedicated to the oversight of a battery pack, which is an assembly of battery cells, electrically organized in a row x column matrix configuration to enable delivery of targeted range of voltage and current for a duration of time against expected load scenarios. The oversight that a BMS provides usually includes:
- Battery Management System
- Providing battery protection
- Estimating the battery’s operational state
- Continually optimizing battery performance
- Reporting operational status to external devices
Battery Management System
MCU
Functional blocks of the BMS (Battery Management System) comprises a control block which is the Microcontroller (MCU), and a sensing block, which is the Analog front end (AFE).
Let’s delve deeper into the Microcontroller Unit (MCU) of a BMS.
The Microcontroller Unit (MCU):
The MCU is the brain inside the BMS. An MCU captures all the data from the sensors through its peripherals and processes the data based on the configuration file of the battery pack to make appropriate decisions.
The Microcontroller Unit (MCU):
The MCU is the brain inside the BMS. An MCU captures all the data from the sensors through its peripherals and processes the data based on the configuration file of the battery pack to make appropriate decisions.
The MCU Has The Following Functions
- Battery Management System
- Providing battery protection
- Estimating the battery’s operational state
- Continually optimizing battery performance
- Reporting operational status to external devices